News Archive / Tagged: Space Systems Loral

• Psyche mission to reach metallic asteroid 4 years earlier than planned

  Bart LeahyMay 24th, 2017

  NASA announced on May 24, 2017, that it would be launching the Discovery-class Psyche mission one year earlier, which will enable it to reach the nickel-iron asteroid Psyche four years earlier than previously planned. Thanks to spacecraft and trajectory redesigns, Psyche is now scheduled to launch in 2022 and will reach its destination in 2026.

• Arianespace chosen to launch Intelsat 39

  Jason RhianJanuary 9th, 2017

  On Jan. 4, French-based Arianespace announced that it had been selected as the launch service provider for the Intelsat 39 telecommunications satellite. Intelsat 39 is now scheduled to be launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.

• ULA targets Dec. 18 launch of EchoStar XIX

  Jason RhianDecember 10th, 2016

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The launch of the Echostar 19 high-speed internet communication satellite will have to wait a little longer. Through a statement issued by Colorado-based ULA on Dec. 9, 2016, it was revealed that the commercial spacecraft would take to the skies on Sunday, Dec. 18.

• Space Systems Loral wins contract for satellite refueling mission

  Joe LatrellDecember 8th, 2016

  Space Systems Loral (SSL) of Palo Alto, California, was awarded a NASA contract for Restore-L, a robotic spacecraft designed to grasp, refuel and relocate satellites in orbit, even if they were not originally designed for on-orbit servicing.